Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 30, 1880, Page 16

. 16 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY WAY 30, 1880—TWENTY PAGES. AUCTION SALES. BRAILEOAD TIME: ABLE, - - WASTE OF WATER. ‘How to Remedy It—Defects of ; Existing Meters. Getting Out of Order—Expense : - of Repairs. Bpooner’s. Meter—Its Cheapness, Accuracy, and Durability. Paper Read Before the Boston Soctety of Arts, May 15, Mr. Dresser introduced Mr. John A. Cole- man, who proceeded to address the meeting on the water-meter system and water meters, and to exhibit the Spooner diaphragm meter. He said steam engines now pump millions of gullons of water through vast pipes, often spanning wide rivers or rising over hills and sinking into vales, enabling water to be con- ducted under immense pressures, Gigantic reservoirs now exist, containing many days’ supply, and aqueducts of stupendous pro- portions cross rivers at a cost of millions. In the streets of cities millions more have been expended for the great distributing pipes un- til, to supply water for the necessities of life, the cost amounts to sums which seem almost fabulous. : Notwithstanding all this expenditure gal- lons are run off to obtain a single glass of ater, pipes are left open in sinks and-clos- ets, while few reflect that every gallon brought into a city and forced to high build- ings is sent there at the expense of the tax- payer. ‘They do not comprehend thatif five gallons of water are wasted for the one gallon really needed by all consumers, the public works and the water taxes must be five times as large as is necessary. It is directly proved by the experience of London and Providence that about thirty galions per ca Der barman being is ample to supply all real needs; but in ie ence of the system generally adopted “by American water corporations, which put a price per year to consumers an allow them tg draw all the water they choose, the quantity per person has steadily risen ‘until it has reached in some cities the incred- ible quantity of 150gallous per day. 4 ‘Time after time, in many cities, the public works have been doubled to cope with this increasing demand, but their limits have soon been reached, until Water Commission- ers in despair have now seriously sounded thealarm. The public conscience has been appealed to, detectives and police have been sent from house to house in Chicago and other places, and fines and penalties have been inflicted to stop this waste, but all to no purpose. Every water report puts the waste i, at least, 69 per cent. Lhe evil of enormous waste is not one of Imere dollars and cents, for water-works are depended upon against great conflagrations, But with the presentdistributive pipes in the streets we cannot let this waste continue and still maintain an effective fire pressure for hydrants, even though we had an indefinit quantity In our reservoirs. ‘Thepipes are too small so long as everybody is drawing ad Libitun from them. You cannot play streams forty feet high from the hydrants in many parts of this city. J The hotels and i manufactories use enormous quantities of water, mainly legiti- mately, but if thousands of private users are Tunning three galluns to waste for every one ion ly used, these hotels and wanu- lacturers are unjustly compelled to pay amore than double what water ought to cost, and more than double what everybody else is ying. Pitte cause of all this is that City Councils, in selling water to the community, do not make each person pay alike for the quantity used, and at the cheapest rate, and prevent ‘him trom getting more than others are en- -titled to who pay the same. _ Apply to gas the same system that is ap- Plied to water, aud you would bankrupt every gas company in existence. Many peo- ple would never trouble themselves to turn off the gas, but let it burn, if it costs no more whether it burns or not. 2 The remedy for existing abuses is to be “found in making users responsible by meas- uring the water used through proper water- meters. Then if they wish to waste it, let them pay for it. The result would beto cut down the waste of 60 per cent, and this would: be equivalent to doubling the water- Works. In answer to the objection sometimes urged against reducing the supply of water toa reasonable basis, that “‘ we must let the water run continually in many cheap buildings to prevent freezing of the pipes,” he said that When men put up shambling tenements to make a large return upon a small outlay, it is unjust to force the rest of the community to pay for ihe tenement man’s meanness. ‘The constant cry of the demagog who calls Eiinself 1 practical man is “Don’t stint the poorman!? But Ido not wish to stint any one. Ascertain how much is actually needed, and then double it, but stop the waste some- where. He advocated the plan of having the city Put one or more main meters on each house, and then let the owner of a tenement house put one upon euch tenant, and said that there always are’ a fow difficulties in the way of any fmprovement, but they disappear before the light of experience. The only important argument against the adoption of a general water-meter system hag hitherto been that no meter has been found sufliciently reliable under all circumstances to be depended upon. This has been in the main true, as proved by experience. In Providence, where water-ineters are used, it isfound that30 per centof them inust_be repaired every year, and that the coming meter has not yet arrived. Water-meters in use upto this time are constructed upon two principles, the piston and the rotary; but in both cases we are try- ing to make a tight vessel in which to meas- ure water by the mere contact of two pieces of metal in ovement against each other. In Doth cases te impinging or sliding of two surtaves of metals against each other is in- volved, and, when two surfaces of metals rub together, especiall; there be mud or grit between 'them, as ‘is liable to. be the case in ‘Water-meters, they wear leaky. lt is not practicable to remedy this by means of nicely adjusted springs and rings, which require skill to keep them in workins order, as_a water-meter must be left to itself &t-exposed situations; hence the entire sys- jem of piston and rotury meters is funda- qientally wrong in principle. He next proceeded to sum up the requisits fer @ water-meter, stating that they should First—It must not wear or corrode, so as ie slow, water to pass through it unregis- ret Second—Its action must not be affected by mud, a terrible element for water-meters, Third—It should not let water that has once passed through it intw the house-pipes return again to the street-inains, to the loss of the consumer. Thisis a fault with nearly if not quite all meters in use, You can see how | this. affects the consumer, say in New York, and even in this city in certain localities, where, after 10 o'clock in the morning, when every! wing, body is dra’ you cannot get water above the second story of the buildings in such district. At night the water mounts higher, to fill the pipes. and is registered, then descends and re- uounts, and is re-registered with every varia- tion in pressure; consequently a c large percentage of water is registered over and over again. Fourth—A water-meter should have no tufting boxes or gearing to wear out and get y, NOY springs or cranks which corrode and get out of order. X%fdi—It should not make objectionable noise, or produce concussion in the pipes, as ‘the pipes, when suffering themselves from constant shocks, also conduct the noise over ania should be abl ixth—It shou! le to withstand the rudest shocks and violent changes. Scvent—A water-meter should presentbut the smallest obstruction to the dow of water. There are many meters in use which Teduce the How of water from 10 to 45 per cent. Eighti—It should deliver water with a smooth and even tow, an absolute condition where fountains or motors ure desired. ‘a inth—The expense for maintenance must Tenth—The parts must be ant ia. simple, durable, @ hundreds of attemptsto produ good water-meter, no more than haifa dozen have been found to approach in practice any- thing like sarees and only two or threé have been found by Water Boarjs to be ‘worthy of adoption. “But the City of Provi- dence finds that 30 per vent of all the meters were taken out and repaired during: {on Warren avenue, west of Bo sumers by interruption of supplies, They have also been very inaccurate, over-register- ing and under-registering under various press- ures, Mr. Coleman next explained the reasons why these imperfections should be expected in piston or rotary meters, and then said: the true principle upon which a real water meter depends seems to me to be contained ina quart pot. It is a tight vessel, you fill it and empty it, refill and empty, and there you have an exact measure. If you have an In- dia-rubber bag, and fill and empty it, you fave the same principle of exact measure- men! The Spooner diaphragm meter is con- structed on this principle. It is formed of two chambers; the upper one containing the yalve mechanism, and the lower one actnat- the diapliragm and disks. The valve- shaft, which passes through the valve chest, carries three valves, the centre one being double-faced. ‘I'he valve chest is divided in- to three compartments, with four parts; thus at each’ movement of the valve-shaft two ports are clused and two are opened, admit- ting the water to the measuring chamber on one side of the diaphragm, and allowing the water on the opposit side of the diaphragin to pass out of the meter. The lower or meas- uring-chamber is divided at the centre by a diaphragm of India rubber molded into con- cavo-cunvexed form, The edge of the diaphragm makes the packing between the two castings forming the chamber. On each side of the diaphragm there isa perforated disk, with the edges curved backward, so that all wear of the dia- phragm against the disk is prevented. On the back of each disk there is a, projection which rests on a stud which is fastened to the shell of the meter, the disk sliding for- warded and back, moving in its action the lower end of the levers. On the outside ot the edulis forming the upper chamber-is placed the registering mechanism, actuated by one end of a lever that enters a recess in @ horizontal. moving bar; the other end of a lever enters the chani- ber and is worked by the moving parts of the meter. The water enters from the supply- pipe into the upper compartment, and passes thence through an open port to, say, the right- hand side of the diaphragm, which it moves slowly towards the left disk, forcing itagainst the lower end of the valve-lever, thereby reversing the position of the valves and ching- ing the flow of water to the other side of the diaphragm, when. the operation of the mov- ne parts of the-ineter exactly reverses. While the water is passing into the measur- ing chamber on one side, precisely the same quantity of water is being discharged from the opposit side of the diaphragm, the flow being smooth and without interruption. The meter discharges a uniform measure of water at each movement of its diaphragm under any variation of pressure. Afr. Coleman claimed that this meter pos- sessed the requisits fora water meter which he had already enumerated, and then said: Itmay be proper to say that my attention was called to this meter on my return to this country last autumn, and a request nade that I should examine it professionally, as a piece of mechanism. I did so, but insisted upon making a series of trials before giving a re- Port upon its merits. Through the kindness of the Water Board of Boston we gave it long and exhauative trials; and subjected it, among many others, to the following unusu- ally severe tests: L The rapid opening and shutting of the supply-cocks under a full head of water le no diiference in its accuracy. 2. The water was permitted to drop slowly from the outlet for fifteen hours, and at end of that time we found six cubic fect of water in the tanks, and: six cubic feet. were regis- tered on the dial. The Water Department reported a variation of about 2 per cent un- der a very small flow, but this is readily ac- counted for by the air contained in the wa- ter. In addition he presented the opinions of other water encincers in bis favor, and then said: “If we have succeeded in resenting any arguments which have convinced you that the water-meter system is the proper method of selling water, I trust that you will believe as I do that the meter invented by Mr, Spooner is an instrument upon which mu- nicipal corporations may safely rely for ac- curacy and thorough durability, as well_as for all of the good qualities which are indis- pensable in a water-ieter.” In answer to certain questions, Mr. Cole- man said that the diaphragm is composed of pure rubber without any fabric, and hence is yery durable. Any mud or sand that might accumulate is washed off by the water, since the diaphragin and the valves are vertical. The points that have to exert thrust are bushed with hard rubber and brass to pre- vent rust from blocking up the joints. They have been carefully testing it thus far, wish- ing to be sure that it was accurate and dura- ble before asking corporations to adopt it, and the last patents were. secured only four or five months ago; but the tests to which the meters have been subjected have been of extraordinary severity. — He also stated that one of the meters constructed during the experimental stage of the invention has been n constant and successful use in Syracuse, N. Y., during the last six years. REAL ESTATE. Encouraging Transactions in Real Es- tate Last Week-The Market Quiet but Firm—Sales at an Advance Over Previous Prices—Inquiry for Prop- erty in Kenwood, Hyde Park, and South Chicago—New Buildings Pro- Jected—City Improvement Notes—Sub= urban Rapid Transit, Although real estate has been quiet the past week, there has been a fair inquiry, and the prices obtained in such transactions as have been made show that the market is firm. There is a steady investment move- ment in real estate, and later « return of the speculative wave is confidently looked for by those who have seen real-estate excite- ments come and go. One of the MOST SIGNIFICANT SALES of the week was that of a lot, 200x190, at the northwest corner of Forty-seventh street and Woodlawn avenue, for $100 a foot. ‘Last fall this property sold for $50 a foot. George M. Higginson sold 100 feet on Adams street, 100x165, between Market and Franklin, opposit George Armour’s new building, for $600 fovt cash. In 1872 this Jot was sold for $550 a foot. Fifty feet have been sold on the west side of Fifth avenue, between Jackson and Van Buren streets, for $300 afoot cash. A year ago it was offered for $200 a foot, and the best offer that could be got was $175 a foot. E. S. Dreyer & Co. have sold a three-story stone-front, with 20-foot lot, No. 161 North Clark street, to Edward Waller, Esa., for $14,750; 40x150 feet, with five-story brick building, southwest corner ot Jefferson aud Indiana streets, to Fred Wacker, Esq., for $20,000; 20x100 to alley on Luke street, 60 feet west of Franklin street, north front, to George C. Andregg for $325 per foot; 50x150 feet on North Clark street, 200 feet north of Goethe street, east front, to Kullman & Wet- terer for $90 per foot; two-story brick house and lot on Blue Island ayenue, near Gurley street, $4,000; cottage and lot on Sedgwick near Centre street, for $2,250; cottage an Jot on Chesnut near State, $1,600; and 50x 1%4 feet on Frederick street, near Orchard, in Lake View, at $33 per foot. Afr, Samuel Gehr has sold to Mr. Jargen Lauritzen at the northwest corner of State and Thirty-sixth streets for $1,500. The lot is 21x125 feet, and is to be covered by a build- ing to cost about $30,000. Mr. Gehr has sold to Capt. John Prin le No. 388 No State street. The sum paid was $6,500. The Master-in-Chancery sale of the four- story building, known as the Golden Eagle Clothing House, No. 138 Madison street, with site, has been made a matter of record. ‘The property has a front on Clark street as well as the former ihorou alt re, and was taken by the mortgagee, Mr. William H. Taylor, an Eastern man, for $113,525, IN HYDE PARK, B. A. Ulrich sold 144x150 feet on the south- west corner of Fiftieth street and Washing- ton avenue, to S. Larninie, at $40. foot. and 150x125, corner of Fifty-first and Hyde Park avenue, $6,000, to Ed: Henning, of Ken- wood. Parties are inquiring every day for lots to improve in Kenwood und Hyde Park. Surveyor Dobson has sold four lots in South Ghicago, near the new rolling-mill, for $450 a low or the Wicker farm of 480 acres, three- quarters of a mile west of Kensington, $100 an acre has been offered and refused. It was Sold in 1872 for $250 an acre. IN THE SALES OF THE WEEK Were 24x123 feet, improved, on Sedgwick street, south of Centre, $4,000; 25 feet to failroad, on »Calumet avenue, "north of ‘Twentieth street, $3,500; 203125 feet on West Adams street, east. of’ Leavitt, improved, $5,000; 20x120 “on North Clark, north of On- tario, improved, $14,750; 25x115 on West Har- Tison, east of Canal, $6,000; 25x125-on Stat near Thirty-ninth, 325x100 on Thirc avenue. south of Van uren,’ $5,500; 30x124 me ey," $3,000; 60x125, improved, on West Madison, south- west ‘corner of Leavitt, $20,500; 30x100 on Forest avenue, south of Thirty-tirst, $3,200; 40x80 on Canal street, south of Polk, $4,100; 60150 on Carroll avenue, west of North Market, $20,000; 103x132 on Dearborn ave- nue, between ‘Schiller and Burton place, $17,966; 274¢xi45 on Webster avenue, east of Orchard, improved, $3,500; 50x151 on. State, south of Sixteenth, $8,375; 20125, im- proved, on West Adams, east of Leavitt 5,000; 50x193'on Michigan avenue, south oi Twenty-sixth street, $11,000; 871¢x99 on West Van Buren, southeast corner of Hoyne ave- nue, $3,875: 395 feeton Hyde Park avenue, north of Forty-seventh street, running to Woodlawn avenue, $65,000; 44x105, south- west corner of Paulina, part improved, $11,- 500; 20x130 on Thirty-seventh street, east of Ellis avenue, improved, $4,000; triangle of 211x148x152 feet, northwest corner of Lincoln avenue and Wisconsin street, improved, $14,500; 150x253 on_ West Twelfth, west of Western avenue, $5,000; 25x115 on Peoria street, near West ke, $3,000; 50 feet on Archer avenue, cast of Grove street, runnin: to Grove street, $3,500; 164x161 on Fifty-thir street, northwest corner of Woodlawn uave- nue, $4,000. . BUILDING. Messrs. Mahla & Chappell have commenced the erection of their new chemical works on the South Branch, just east of the Stewart avenue railroad bridge. These buildings cover an area of 100 by 200 feet. The works will be in operation by the middle of August, and will cost about $25,000, Otto H. Matz is the architect. Messrs. Crilly.& Blair will erect on the property they have leased on West Madison and Halsted streets twenty-one buildings, eight with stores below and flats above on West Madison street, and one on the corner, 40x100, three stories’ high, to be used for stores alone. On Halsted street, between Madison and Monroe, will be twelve build- ings, each 20x70, with stores on main floor and flats above. IN THE BUILDING PEROTS of the week were those to J. Feales, to erect a two-story dwelling corner Throop and Six- teenth streets, to cost $2,600: one to A. Potzge, to erecta two-story dwelling, Twelfth- street, near Ashland avenue, to cost $4,300; one to H. Elfeing, to erect a two-story store and dwelling, No. 391 Chicago avenue, to cost $3,800; one to CG. A. Mair, to erect a two- story barn, No. 1840 Indiana avenue, to cost $2,000; Peter Adler, two-story dwelling, at 202 West Huron street, to cost $3,300; Mc- Gurrin & Duffy, two stores and dwellings, corner of Indiana and Osborne strects, to cost $7,000; Le Roy Payne, two-story livery- stable, at 169 to 173 Michigan avenue, to cost $8,000; Union Steamboat Company, two-stor: warehouse, corner of Market and_Randolp! streets, to cost $7,000; Willian, Borden, al- terations of Hamilton Building, at 87 Clark street, to cost $30,000; and William McCar- thy, two-story dwelling at 407 Taylor street, to_cost $3,000, The Mayor has vetoed the ordinance for improving Ontario street, on the ground that it provided for the work being done by pri- vate contract, and made of the city a sort of collection agent, and, furthermore, that it forced the city to let the paving of the inter- sections to a particular contractor. The veto Was sustained. ph ‘The Health Department announces that it will see to it that the city’s part in filling up the stagnant pools in the vicinity of Oak and Bremer streets shall_be attended to at once. ‘The repairs on the Eighteenth street bridge have been completed, and the bridge has been opened to the public. a Contracts have been awarded for improv- ing the following streets: Lincoln, from Adams to Jackson; Division, from Mil- Waukee avenue to the river; Halsted, from Madison to Harrison; Jackson, from Canal to Halsted; Adams, from Canal to Halsted; Michigan avenue, from Randolph to the river; Larrabee, from Centre to Webster avenue; Jefferson, from Madison to Carroll avenue; and ‘Washington, from Clinton to Halsted street. ‘i SUBURBAN RAPID TRANSIT Is to be added to the rand transit New York already has. Three railroads are to be built through the country north of New York, on the east and west sid connecting with the Second avenue and Eighth avenue elevated railroads, ‘These “roads_ will Tun as far north as Yonkers, Broux- dale, Fordham, - and. New _ Rochelle. ‘This section is already feeling the impulse which comes from movements to increase and cheapen the facilities for reaching it. As far upids Fordliain there has been a great impulse given to building, and a leading real- estate dealer declared that if he had a ‘thou- sand small houses in the vicinity of Morri- sania he could let every one of them this year. The great Astor purchase of an area of ground here equal to about 1,200 city lots is an indication of the progress of the section. Other great landholders are only waiting for these mpid-transit lines to be built to com- mence the erection of houses on their proj erty. Mr. William K. Garrison will build jargely, and the Lorillards will put up 1,000 cottages on their lands as soon as the lines of communication reach them. These houses will, as a rule, be small, those of which New York has always a crying need, and which real-estate dealers say they can always let twice as many as they have ever to dispose of. The building up of the annexed district in this way will give an outlet tothe crowded population of the lower portions of the city which cannot but be of the greatest benefit. The Londen, Times of a recent date con- fulned an editorial article lamenting the ACK 0! PARKS IN LONDON. Itsays: ‘A single glance at the map of the metropolis will show how small is the area ot green in the midst of this wilderness of brick and mortar. It is the one great and al- most fatal omission in the growth of this city, Placing it in this respect far behind any Con- tinental Capital, On the face of it, the mak- ers of this city have been landowners, mill- ionaires, and a vulgar race of speculators, and not any one with either a plan or a prin- ciple.” THE UNFORGOTTEN DEAD. We meet again with one accord upon this cher- ished day, With grateful’ hearts for the dear boon, on graves the flowers to lay; For many friends who met with us have upward ta’en their tight, To meet the heroes whom we mourn, where all 4s fair and bright. And old men, too, who fought and bled, have joined the silent band, To dwell away forever more from home and native land; Their days on earth were full and ripe, their mission at an end, And to tao will of the Most High we'll kneel and lowly bend. Our boys will tell with griet and joy how hard 1e duy was won: How Blue and Gray iaid down to rest ere the setting of the sun; How fife and drum ne'er more coula rouse the sleepers from their bed; How comrades’ hands then gently laid tho leaves all oer the dexd. ‘The memory of the loved and lost will never pass away So long ug Reason holds her throne or Friend- Ship doth us sway: Forget will none the flowers to bring, so beauti- For frlendit bands to deck th r friendly banc lec} e sod, and place them lightly there. ‘ = Many dear ones whom we fondly: prized sleep For ihe kindred sol ‘or them uo more the daily tramp, or wasti midnight toll; is ? ae Their sicep is sound and quiet—e’en the flutter- ing of the breeze Disturbs no more their deep repose, as it gently stirs the leaves, Then rest, ye brave and sninted dead, while ‘Time 'the record keeps— The glory that you nobly earned will proudly with you sleep; While strangers’ hands the flowers will strew, and cover o'er the sod 1 Where once the living und the dead their weary march have trod. And others sleep the sleep of death beneath tha waters blue, Who defended bravely to the last their lives, and Bunner too; For these the moaning of the waves and sea- bird's piercing ery ‘Will always prove u requiem true for the braye who there doth lie. All Benge sa grown dear land, that venerates ie dead Let the loved Emblem be unfurled, and wave above each head! : And, when the duy comes round again, fresh flowers in richest bloom The Earth will wield as an offering. to, deck the silent tomb, Mrs. J. ILLSON, CHICAGO, May 30, 1890. a Bismarck and the German Empire. Prince Bismarck ended his great speech in the German Parliament on the 8th of May in these words: “I know not why the German Empire and its future should be dearer to me than to apy one of you. You are all Germans; ench of you can be Minister fora time and be so no longer; but that I must necessurily take a deepor. interest - in the Empire than other Germans because I have happened to be its Chuncellor for a long time I do not believe, although at.the samo time I could not make up my mind to pursue the saturnian policy followed by the colleague who spoke before me. To stund calmly by (like him) and behold the German Empire, which I helped tw found at the expense of my life’s power, retrogressing,—that I could notdo.. At my time of lite, however, one becomes quieter und calm- er. Istandin need of tranquil solitude. Settle tho affairs of the Empire to your own satisfac- tion; only do not ask for my cooperation if cach of you feels himself justified and called upon to in question the foundations of the Empire.’ SENATOR: BROWN. ‘The Record of the New Georgia Senator Special to Cincinnati Comercial. Wasnincron, D. C.,,May 22.—Ex-Gov. Brown, of Georgia, who has been appointed by the Gov- ernor to fill the vacdnt seat of Senator Gordon “in the Senate, cannot be depended upon to act with the Bourbon Deniotrats. He isa very in- dependent sort of man. After the War he acted with the Republicay party for soveral years. During and before the: War be was Governor of Georgia, being elected four consecutive terms, which is an honor no other man in that State has been able to achieve. He is a remarkably shrewd and longheuded man, and bis career, from a poor plow-boy in Northern Georgia to tho United States Senate, hus been a wonderful, ulmost romantic suc Oct. 31, 1871, ex-Gov, Brown was before the Committee sent out by Congress to investigate the Kn-Klux conspiracy. In his testimony be- fore that Committee he had the following to say oi hinself and bis political opiniones. 9 uestion—Are you n nntive o! r yamsrerNo, sir; Lam a native of South Caro- na. 3 Q.—How long have you lived in Georgia? ae iy father moved fo Georgia when 1 was a fouth; about the year 1837. 7Qeivbue has ‘been your profession, and what oflices have vou held in Georgia? A.—I have been a lawyer by profession. T held first the office of Senator in the Legislature of the State. ‘Then I was au Elector for President at the time Gen. Pierce was elected President. I Was afterwards elected Judge of the Blue Rid; Circuit, in which I residgd at the time, and held the office about two yeurs, In the fall of 1857 T was elected Governor of the State, and held that ollice four successive terms. Since the Wur I have held for a little over two yeurs the office of Chief Justice of the State. At the present I am holding no public position, I nm President of the Western & Atlantic Railroad Company, and am devoting my attention to the railroad busi- ness. Iresigned the otfice of Chief Justice to take this position, 9 Wit which, political party have you been acting since the War? ‘A-*Sinee the nomination for President in 1868 Ihave acted with the Republican party. Q.—Were you a delegate to_the Chicago Con- vention that nominated Gen. Grant? A.—Yes, sir, I was, and voted for Gen. Grant. Q.—And you have sustained the policy of Con- (Ae in your action in this State up to this ime’ A.—Well, I cannot say I have sustained every- thing Congress has done, because I have not ap- Proved of every uct of Congress. Q.—Your political action has generally been with the Republican party since the War? A.—Generally so. ‘This was in the falt of 1871. Since that time ex-Gov. Brown has not taken any very active interest in politics. SSS ed It is estimated that nearly 100 different “makes” of American pianos are now in use in the Northwest. The bulk of .the trade, however, is controlled by a few great naines, the ‘Kimball ” piano leading all com- petition in its enormous aggregate of sales, upward of 46,000 of those splendid _instru- ments being now in active service. In point of general popular preference, an excellent uge of intrinsic merit, the Kimball piano has no rival. ANKUSEMENTS, WVICKER’S THEATRE. Monday, May 3r, Every Evening, Matinees on Wednesday and Saturday, this : SECOND WEEK ~ Of the great NOVELTY ATTRACTION ABBEY’S s HUMPTY BDUMPTY AND SPANISH : ‘i STUDENTS. TWO CLOWNS. TWO PANTALOONS. TWO HARLEQUIN TWO COLUMBINE: MAFFITT and BARTHOLOMEW. FRAZER‘and JONES, ‘The Champton Equilivrist, FRED J. ‘LEVANTINE. The Egyptian Juggler, ALFRED! VALJEAN. The World-Famous Acrobats, the SNOW BROTHERS, And the Wonderful SPANISH STUDENTS, ‘Who will, in order to stisfy a general demand, APPEAR TWICE At every performance in their marvelous renditions of SPANISH AND AMERICAN AIRS, ‘Tho entertainment concluding with a scenic mar- Yel the srundest of all trunsformation scenes—enti- ie HUMPTY DUMPTY’S ; VALENTINE. Note—Notwithstanding the fuct thut the expenses of this great entertainment ure nearly double those of any theatrical enterprise fa the country, the prices will remain at the usual populur ture. _ OLYMPIC THEATRE. ‘This Afternoon at 2:30, To-Night at 8, LAST PERFORMANCES LINGARD’S SPRCTACULAR OAKEN HEARTS. Miss LINGARD, FRED B. WARDE, FRANK PIERCE, THE BABY, And the Origin! Scenery. MONDAY EVENING, May 31, And during the week, Matinees Wednesday, Saturday, and Sanday, ONE WEEK ONLY, HYDE & BEAWAVS NeW YORK HOVELTY COMPANY, Direct from their own ‘Theatro, Brooklyn, N. ¥., in their Latest Orixinul Success, entitled MULDOON’S PIGNIC! Introducing 1 LIVE DONKEY. Also the following well-known Speclulty Artists: HUGH FAY, BILLY BARRY, NILES & EVANS, KITTY O’NEIL, MISS CLARA MOORE, and MR. CHAXLES ELLIS, LITTLE ROSEBUD, FRANK WILLS, JENNIE SAT- TERLEE, Wi. T. DWYER. Remember, this «reat combination remains One ‘Week Unly. Mutinces Wednesday. Suturduy,&Sunday. HAVERLY’S THEATRE, J. HAVERLY.. -Munager and Proprietor. “TIMES UP!’ This Sunday, Last Night, Farewell prior to their departure for Europe! HAVERLY’S UNITED Mastodon Minstrels ! The Biggest und Best in the World. All the Leading Lights of “Minstrelsy_ now living cunsolldaced under Qhe management. A FILUOD of FRESH VEATUIES. SEW G2) CLOG CONGRESS! “THE NOVEL SONG A’ Car ite LLt, “Haver- HE MAST RY PARKER'S ND” D. AL ip's Latest Burles ‘ODON OPEL, On HE, RAINED Confederation of Minstrel Tal- WM. FUOTE, Manuser. nyaxe your seats without extra charze. Monday Night—ftentz-Sanuley Novelty Co. HOOLEY’S .THEATRE, MONDAY, MAY 31, °80. Engagement for one week only of EDWARD: ARNOTT, Supported by his powerful Dramatic Company in his highly successful Drumn in 4 Acta, entitled OF Fao. OF FARO, AGE Sh The pone a ‘This (Sunday) evenme last performance of DR. CLYDE. WALTER C. LYMAN, ELOCUTIONIST, Room 3 Central Music Hall, bezins his Summer Class Monday evening, May SI, at'$ o'clock. ‘Terms (in ad~ vanee)—Ten Lessons, $i Privuve Instruction duly, 1A J. CULER Manager, AMUSEMENTS. THE SENSATION OF THE DAY. By GEO. P. GORE & C0., und & Wabash-ay. P. T. BARNUMWS Monday, May 31, at 10 o'clock, GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH, WITH Irs HOST OF NEW FEATURES. ITS NEW FRENCH. PATENT WATER-PROOF TENTS, Its CIRCUS COMPANY of The Best Artists in the World, - Immense Menagerie, Wonderful. Museum, And Its Remarkable Troupe of 27 Imported Trained Stallions, WILL VISIT CHICAGO, For One Week Only, Commencing MONDAY, May 31, ON LAKE FRONT. Two Performances Daily. 500,000 DELIGHTED PEOPLE, Who have visited the Great Exhibition this season, und the Press universally indorse Mr. Barnum’s as- sertion, viz.: “I have this Season of 1880 the most costly, the best, and most attractive exhibition I ever put before the public.” ‘The public evo: ‘here Wildly Enthusiastic over the aaa Woudarfut Performances of THE PEERLESS AND FEARLESS ZAZEL, In her Thrilling Promennde, at an elevation of 50 feet, uvon a single COB-WEB WIRE ACROSS THE PAVILLION, Acrial Head-Foremost Dive ; From the Topmost Height of the Tent, and her Startling Coup de Cannon, IN WHICH SHE IS SHOT FROM A MONSTER CANNON, AND PROJECTED Sixty Feet Horizontally. WIEN BARNUM COMES all will be delighted at The Trained Stallions, The Performing Oxen, The Trick Horses, The Fire Horse “Salamander,” TheTrained Stag “Landseer,” Madame Nelson and Her Trained Doves, Madame Dockrill, Miss Emma Lake, Signor Sebastian, The Nelson Family, and HUNDREDS OF OTHER NEW FEATURES NEVER BEFORE SEEN IN AMERICA, Every Afternoon and Evening, and Grand Morning Performance Saturday, DOORS OPEN at land? p.m. Performances at 2 . Kor Morning Performance, Saturday, 9, performance at 10. ADMISSION. 5 cents. Children under 9. half price. Reserved NUMBERED PLATFORM CHAIRS, 35 cents extra, POSITIVELY NO FREE TICKETS, THE LIFE OF SARNUM, written by himself, up to 169), will be for saie on the’ grounds and in the tent, Price, ® cents, cloth; paper, % cents. “Lion Juck,” Mr. Burnum’s latest story, price 75 cents. ta" FOR THE ACCOMMODATION OF LADIES, children, und all who desire to uvold the crowd sur- rounding the ticket wagons on the show grounds, Mr. Barnum will open x ticket oftice on the day of the ex- hibivon for the sale of Tickets _und Reserved Chairs, atthe usual slight advance, st BRAINARD'S MUSIC HOUSE, 135 State-st. Ladies, children, and others wishing to avoid the crowd in the evening ure advised to attend the After- noon Exhibition. $2-Excursion Trains on all Railroads on the day of exhibition ut reduced rates. Monday, June 7, KANKAKEE; Tuesday, June 8, CHAMPAIGN ; “Wednesday, Juns 3,, BLOOM- INGTON; Thursday, roth, PEORIA; Friday, 11th, GENESEO; Saturday, rath, ROCK ISLAND, Thence in the priacipal cities and towns of WIS- CONSIN, IOWA, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, and COLORADO, BAUM'S SUMMER GARDEN. The Fashionable and Musical Event of the Season. FIRST APPEARANCE EN CHICAGO OF DORA CORDON STEELE. (The voice of Titiens with the Passion of Patti.) Formerly Prima Donna with the ‘Theodore Thomas Orchestra. ‘The greatest Ilving exponent of the old Drumatic Schoo! vf Singlog, retaining the traditions of the Pure Italian Method. Commencing Tuesday Evening, June 1, AT BAUH'S SUMMER-GARDEN AND CONCERT. ALL, Twenty-second-st., Cottage Groveand Indi- ana-avs. MISS STEELE’S first appearance in Donizetti's and Meyerbeer‘s Greatest Creations, LA FAVORITA, ROBERTO IL DIAVOLO. GRAND ARLA—‘O Mio Fernando.” GRAND CAVATINA™*' Robert—tu che adoro.? Assisted bya GRAND ORCHESTRA under the dl- Fection of A. ROSENBECKER, A. MESEGANG. Special und complete arrangements have. been made by the management for the accummodation of 3.00) persons. Those Summer Concerts will enter to the leading citizens of Chicago, und two their comfort und enoymont is the chief aim of tho Management. ADMISSION—3 cents to ull purty of the Gurden, W. L. ALLES, Mannyer, LAKE EXCURSIONS. ‘The Elegant and Commodioua Sidewhoel Steamer EL Willleave her dock, Clark-st. bridgo, SUNDAY, May 30, uth Chicuzo, Tickets, 50 cents. Moonlight Exursion, ‘Viekets, 3 cents. as follows: 104mm, und 2p. m., Grand Ex- he Lake, giving & tine view of the City, Vator, Works, und Crib, “‘Mekets, a cents, von ixcurslon: y nig a Exe : 8 every ‘evening at 8 o'clock. uturday utp. m.. Grand Moonlighs Excursion to Michigun City, returning Sund: y Found trip, SL.” State-rooms extre, NOTBIDE Tiekots, Grand aliplay of Fireworks every evening. Grand Concert Tuesday evening by the Worth and West Sides Musical Societies, under the direction ot Prof. C. C. Case. “0 votces, Alnsworth’a Brass und String Bands accom; gxcur-ton, Ample accominodation for dan freshments of all kinds ean be obiained on at. ES: JAS. F. TROWELL, Master. JES tae. HAVERLY’S THEATRE, Mr. J. H.HAVERLY.. Manaxer and Proprietor MONDAY EVE., May 31, Positive! Stuuindas Wedneaday Lad some Neee Only TRIUMPHANT RETURN Of the Favorite Company. 10 Great Comedians 10 ‘The strongest of the Present Decade, Reorganized, and Enlarged. ‘The Celesren eo Rentz-Santley Novelty Company. NORTH SIDE TURNER HALL, THIS SUNDAY, at3 p. m., GRAND Sacrep’ Concear! GIVEN BY THE CHICAGO ORCHESTRA, ‘Under the direction of Prof. .A. ROSENBECKER. = Admission, 15 Cents. : Office of the Chicago dolph-st,, Kingsbury Biock, pany each cing. He- the Orehi - rehestra, 113 East Ran. At the Private Residence, No. 444 Warren-av., NEAR OAKLEY-AV.-— tire contents, including Parior and Chamber Rarniture, Carpets, Range, French Plate Mirror, Piano, cad GEO, P. GORE & CO.. Auctioneers, REGULAR TRADE SALE DRY GOODS, TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 9:30 A. M. ear. Special Constant Gols & CO, Auctioneers. We shall-in a few days move from our present store to 214 & 216 Madison-st., And shall next WEDNESDAY, June 2, at 9:30 a. m., elose out all Spring and Summer Goods AT AUCTION. This will be a be large and execed- ingly attractive sale, as the goods are elioi¢e, and from the best manufactur- ers-of Men’s, Women’s, and Children’s Boots, Shoes, & Slippers In the country. GEO. P. GORE & CO, ‘@ and S} Wabash-av, THURSDAY, June 3, at 9:30 a. m., ANOTHER LARGE STOCK OF GROGKERY AND GLASSWARE, Which will positively be sold to close consignments: Serates English W.G. Ware. W casks Américan W.G. Ware. 2) casks itock. and Yellow Ware. 0 bris Glassware, Full asoriment of: Lamps, Burners, Chimneys, Shades, ete. Wdoz. Knives and Forks. x Goods packed for country merchants. GEO. 2. GORE & CU.. Auctioneers. ELISON, FLERSHELY & CO., AUCTION SALE. Furnitare, ete., of Residence 225 West Washington-st., Monday, May 31, at 10 o'clock, Parlor Suit, Chamber, Dining-room, and Kitchen Furniture, Hair Mattresses, ete. ELISON, FLERSHEIM & CO., Auctioneers. PAWNBROKER’S SALE FORFEITED PLEDCES. ‘We sell at our stores, $¢ and $ Randolph-st.. TUESDAY, June 1, at 10 a. m., ‘The whole of the unredeemed pledges to datefrom GOLDSMID'S LOAN OFFICE. Gold and Silver WATCHES, DIAMONDS, Solid Gold CHAINS, Rings, Bracelets, Solid Silver and Plated Ware," Opera and Field Glasses. Sale positive. ELISON, FLERSHEIM & CO. Auctioneers. WEDNESDAY’S SALE, June 2, at 9:30 o’clock, AT i 84 & 86 RANDOLPH-ST. Parlor and Chamber Carpets, Ceneral Household Goods, . 150 Carpets, new and used. Lace Curtains, Chromos, General Merchandise, &c. 3 Gasks Crockery, in open lots, ELISON. FLERSHIEM S:CO.. Auctioneers. By HENRY & HATCH, Auctioneers, i and 19) Wubash-av. LARGE AUCTION SALE BOOTS, SHOES, AND SLIPPERS, AY, June 1, ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF Rag EXPLANATION oF REVERENCE Many gFegpes ‘Sanday excepted. satonday “aes Chicago & Northwestern scaltwa For Maps, Gnide-Books, Time-Tabies, Seay accommodations, apply at any of “thy qoine-Car Heket, oftices of tho Company: wand @ (lowing Grand Fucttle Hotel, Brink’s | Express oqttt tt, northeast corner Rundolph and State-sta ), fom House, 75 Canal-st, and at the depots “> Pakzer fo sport, Rockford & Dubugue. Freeport krordé Lake Ger PMilwaukeo Mall Seale Dililwaukee Special SIVIFEGURUES ABBEBBSEBBBB, Diizeen Bay & Marqu bGreen Bay Express. bSt. Paul & Minnenpol bSt. Puul & Minneapolis Express. DLs Crosse & Minnesota. La Crosse & SM ress, bFond du Lac. via Janesvilie. “Pullman Hotel Cars an ther road runs hotel cars west of Chicazo. a—Depot corner of Wells and Kinzio-sts, b—Depot corner of Canal and Kinzie-sta Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rat For Mups, Guide-Books, ‘Tine-Tables, Spits Accommodstions, ayply at any of the foltow ‘lexet-Onices of the Company {a Chicago: “a Cua st. Grand Pacitic Hotel, Brink’s Express (on, Rortheast corner Randolph and State-sts fet ipdiang-av., Grand Congral Depot, comer Canal ang ixteenth-sia., Palmer House, and comer Caos Mudison-sta. (on West Sider.” er Canalang DOttawa & Streator Express. LGmesbarg Faswen bNebraska E: UPR E BS BESEBHBEBBB AR A ‘3 PB P B B bAurora Passen: 15 cOmaha Night Sxpress 8 bm eTexas Niebtzpress 9:03 pm sieaneas Cley & St dod Nishi 28 pm ‘reepol ya bry "e33. 5 1 Wednesday & Saturday Theatre| 9 P™, ‘Tra IbU:15 pm 10:5 pm, aDaily. b Dally, except Sanday. Dally, exe Saturday. Pullman 16-wheel Sleeping-Cars and Passenger. Qoaches between Chicacu, Counch Blutis, Omang Joseph, Atchison, Topeks, and Kansas through without change. ‘Parlor Cars, with leclining Chait between Chicazoand Kansus City. , B&Q Des Ang-Cars attached to all trains Chicago, Milwaukee «& St. Pant ‘Rattway, “Pan-Hundle”, Depot, SESE, Siston and Carsnife 8 icket Offices, 65 Clark-at, Palmes Gif Grand Pacific Hotel, and at Depot t Howe, Leave. | Arrive. {1 re Milwaukee Express....,, Uconomowoe & Waukesha Ex) * 5:00 pmisi0: Sm Milwaukeo, St. Paul & Mingé-{ inp P™ 2 polls Express. trains. aed par iyee Green Bay, Menasha, pleton Express trains Milwaukee,“ Mudison, Prairie anit °°) ™)? 70am Chien, Iowa, and Dakota Ht 9:00 m) 7:09 am. Stevens Point and Ashlund Hx!-/} 9:00pm fu an Milwauke yn, and Pratrie £ du Chien Express... 10:10 2 m's 736 pm Libe ile Dm" eDam Elgin Express. Byron Elgin Fast Passenger Sunday Passenser (Elin: All rains ran. 7a Mitwa e ickets 1 an ineapolls are good eit Madi Prairie da Chien, or via La Crowe aad Wine Depot foot of take-arnnt ts Cae ¥-secont-st foot 0: e-st. and footor rent leker Otte, 1A Randolpaest. noes thank ey Paclite Hotel, and Palmer House bs Peoria, Burl a & Keokul Pontiac & Chatsworth Express. Pontiac Express. Gilman Paysenger.. 5 Dubuque & Sioux City’ Express. |-19: Dubuque & Sloux City Express.. On Saturday night rans to Centralia only. Don Suturday night to Gilman only. On Saturday night rans to Peoris only. Chicago & Alton. Union Depot, West Side, corner Canal and Ys Thintssi. exes Omees, ‘at Depots, %9 South Cl st, Grand Pacific Hotel, and Palmer House, ‘Buren-st._ bridge, rs d St Louls, Springtield & Texas, Peoria, Burlington } Past bxpi & Keokuk Express . Pekin & Peoria Express. . leazo & Paducatt i R. Streator, Lacon, Washingt'n Joliet & Dwight'Accommodation.|* Chtengo, Rock Isinnd & Paettc Ratirett Depot, corner of Van Buren und Sherman-sts. Ticket Offices, 56 Clark-st., Sherman House, Palmer Honsa, Grand Pacitle Hotel, and 75 Canal, corner Madison. boccwoe BRSBRRABE. WEDNESDAY, June 2, REGULAR AUCTION SALE DRY COODS, CLOTHING, Fur und Wool Hats, Straw Gootls, 500 doz. Hos Gents’ Furnishing Guo Carpets Notions, ete. “Acid o'clock a.m. HENRY & HATCH, Auctioneers. J-EMERY, Jr, Manucer. BY HODGES & MORRISON, 64 Mudison-st. ALL THIS WEEK AT PRIVATE SALE. 10) chesp Bedsteads, 9 Wardrobes, 3 Folding Beal- stends, 500 yds. B. Curpot, 20 yds. Ingrain, 100. Spriny LU Mattresses, 40 Cook Stoves und Ranies, 7 marble: top Chamber Sets und ‘Tables, 5 Pier Mirrors, 4 P. und Turkish Saits,§ Hat-Trees, 35 Lounges, 350 assorted Chairs, ensy und camp, 1 Dentist’s Chatr and full kit Instruments, 10,0W articles not mentioned. ‘These x00ds are for sale cheap, und in uso only a short tine, DGES & MORKISON, 644 Madison-st. corner of Pauitnia, in: N. B.—Bank Fixtures, Letter Press, eto, A bargai Tor $65, cost, FURNITURE, CARPETS, &c. TheRenabliean Convention With their Friends, and their Cousins, will meet at GORDON’, 202, 204, and 206 Randolph-st., Hale Building, just west of Fifth-ar,, Every day this coming week, and remain in session from 7a. m. tw 6p. m. to inspect the larg fal assortment of > eae BOaUt Parlor and Chamber Suits, Farnitare, Carpets, Ets, AND ALL KINDS OF STORE, OFFICE, & RESTAURANT FIXTURES, All Bargains! Nothing else but Bargains! AND ALL SOLD FoR CASH OR ON EASY PAYMENTS. “and their Sisters, and their Aunts,” Leave. | Arrive. {21000 a m}* 6:85 pm | 28 pml* 0 pa Davenport & Peoria Express, Counell Blads Fast Express, Kansas City, Leavenworth chison Fast Express, Jo12:50 pmnl* 3:0 pm ern Accommodatios 200 pif 3) 5m Council Buds Night Express...... clam Kansas City, Leavenworth & Ai- chison Night Express............1110:00 p malt & am *Dally except Sunday Dally except Saturdays sally except Mondays” * . Michigan Centra: Rattroad. Plaka tics, or Gigrk ana sonbot Lenty seen ef ice, “St, SOU! it Ol - dolph, Grand Pacific Hotel, ‘and a¢ Palmer House, ‘Leave. | Arrive. Mall (via Main and Air Lt Day Express... Atiantle Sixpress (amily ress i ‘Right Express ef Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Hallway. Ticket offices at depots, Van Buren-et., head of La Salle, ammentysecond-st.,and Forty-third-st. Ticket and freight office un erman House, and ticke oltices in the Grand Pacific Hotel und Palmer House. Mail (vin Main pine. Fast xpress. snc Pittaburg, Cincinnati & §t. Louts R. B- (Cincinnati Atr-Line and Kokomo Hane.) Depot, corner of Clinton and Carroll-sts, West Side. ‘Leave. | Arrive Cincinant!, Indtanspol 1s ville, Columbus east °Day gd *Eress, I 7:0 am Baltimore « Ohio. Depots. Exposition Building and foot of Trenty ‘Tel second-s' ‘ket Oftices, 3 Clark-st, Palmer House, Grand Paéitie Llotel, and Depot (Exposition Bulld's)- Leave. | Arrive. Morning Express. = 3:50 ami? 7:05 pm Fast Line. th 455 pimlg 8:00 pax Kankakee Line. Depot, foot of Lake-st. und root of Twenty-second-st “Arrive. (_—_—— ‘Leave. = 8:00 pm Cincinnatt, indianapolis & Louls- eas j2Bte ville bay = ONG Chicago & Enstern Mitnots Hautroad. anville Houte.| Tiekot Omices, 77 Clarkests “Puimee House, Grand Ps; cluic Hotel. Trains leave from Depot, corner 0! Archer und Stewart-avs. Day Mani... 3, Nashville & Fiorida. Express. MEDICAL PREPARATIONS. IMPORTANT T0 THE FAIR SEX — =o = S m => = = = =I = i = ea o a = THE GREAT ENGLISH IthMEDY, corrhea, Painful Menstruation, Tleorentsarey, ot. Diseases, ull diseases knuwn as Feral Peed in England for rears as a Periodical and oes: }eting PU, “sold by all Drugkista everywhere: Bee. 00 per box, or six boxes Tur SU % of postage, gecurely senled, eaey aint £06. (aE GRAY MEDICINE Co, ees augehanies Block, Detroit, Mich.. to Axents fur the U: tes Parpiieu env fees, Coed St ts. Fal Sold tn Chicuzo by all Druze! VAN SCHAACK. STEVENSON & CO., Agents, STEVENSON und St Jake-st. corner Dearburmt, WANTED, Safe Wanted. ~ ~ A large second-hand SAFE wanted. Apply to E.L. Pei oe RUSSING & CO., 3 South Waier-st, Chicago & Grand Trunk Kaltway- Depot corner Archer and Stewart-avs. 7 ive. ‘Leave. | Arri Mall & iexpress., $:00 8m + 9:00 p my Nizut Express, Valparaiso Accomm’dat’ ‘n—leave| aud arrive cor Ashiand-av &£2d{§ 5:30 p m{$ 9:08 Paliman Sieeping-Cars attached to night express. Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne & Catcars: eee ones, epot. cor. Van Buren and Canul-sts. Ticket Clarks Patmer House, und Grund Pacitic Hotel ‘Leave. Mail and Express. Linitea_ express, Facile Express. Fast Line... COODRICH STEAMERS. aoe Racine, Milwaukce, Sheboyzan, M’ntwoe, (dally) 8 Sai y Boat don’t Taare until, -.8 po Night b's for Milw'ke,&¢y Ludington, Manistee, Kewanee. Ahnepov.c je 7, &e, "1 & Escanaba & Lake Superior Towns, iuesds icy & Docks root ut Michiun-av. “Except sunt — No vay DR, KEAN, 173 South Crark-st., Chicago. Consult personal: free of charge, sn all chroniie, nbrvopa orepecial discussed. keasio ae only paysielan inthe lay who wartmute cures Gz p87>